Lidia Dinkova
@lidiadinkova.bsky.social
Real estate reporter @trdmiami. Reach me at Lidia.Dinkova@TheRealDeal.com. Past words in @dbreview, @TCPalm, @miamitodaynews, @USATODAY and @AP
"The days of running on hope and move-to-Miami momentum are over. Smart dealmakers are looking for strategic pivots to overcome financial headwinds and seek out the next opportunity."
Come find out more at this year forum by The Real Deal: therealdeal.com/miami/2025/1...
Come find out more at this year forum by The Real Deal: therealdeal.com/miami/2025/1...
Miami market pivots: Where does your business go from here?
Get essential, actionable intel from 50+ top South Florida principals live at The Real Deal Miami Forum.
therealdeal.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"The days of running on hope and move-to-Miami momentum are over. Smart dealmakers are looking for strategic pivots to overcome financial headwinds and seek out the next opportunity."
Come find out more at this year forum by The Real Deal: therealdeal.com/miami/2025/1...
Come find out more at this year forum by The Real Deal: therealdeal.com/miami/2025/1...
Homebuyers and home sellers, regardless of their immigration and legal status, are stepping back from purchasing/selling homes in Chicago amid ICE crackdown. therealdeal.com/chicago/2025...
ICE crackdown chills real estate in Chicago’s immigrant communities
Real estate business in Chicago’s immigrant communities is becoming trickier as federal officials ramp up arrests with their crackdown in Chicago. Fears around being targeted by immigration officials ...
therealdeal.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Homebuyers and home sellers, regardless of their immigration and legal status, are stepping back from purchasing/selling homes in Chicago amid ICE crackdown. therealdeal.com/chicago/2025...
Iraqi Kurdistan's ruling family amassed $100M of real estate in the US –– Was the leadership of a still developing economy is parking its resources elsewhere?
therealdeal.com/national/202...
therealdeal.com/national/202...
Iron gates & pirate names: How Iraqi Kurdistan’s ruling family built a $100 million portfolio of US real estate
Leaked documents expose how Iraqi Kurdistan's ruling Barzani family concealed ownership of over $100 million in US real estate through offshore companies and pirate-named LLCs.
therealdeal.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Iraqi Kurdistan's ruling family amassed $100M of real estate in the US –– Was the leadership of a still developing economy is parking its resources elsewhere?
therealdeal.com/national/202...
therealdeal.com/national/202...
Were some government officials well-informed about the turmoil at the South Shore Chicago building that ICE raided late last month. TRD dives in: therealdeal.com/chicago/2025...
Inside real estate fight that led to South Shore immigration raid
City of Chicago inspected the troubled 130-unit apartment complex two weeks before massive federal operation on Chicago’s South Side.
therealdeal.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Were some government officials well-informed about the turmoil at the South Shore Chicago building that ICE raided late last month. TRD dives in: therealdeal.com/chicago/2025...
Revived: The massive Metropica mixed-use project near Sawgrass Mills mall is back on, after Joseph Kavana secured two dev partners. therealdeal.com/miami/2025/1...
Metropica developer revives megaproject with new partners
Developer Joseph Kavana revived plans for Metropica with the addition of new retail and residential partners, he announced at the Sunrise property.
therealdeal.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Revived: The massive Metropica mixed-use project near Sawgrass Mills mall is back on, after Joseph Kavana secured two dev partners. therealdeal.com/miami/2025/1...
A lender is aggressively pushing for the appointment of a receiver for several Meyer Chetrit properties, alleging diversion of tenant security deposits. therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
Chetrit lender alleges “intentional self-dealing” in foreclosure case, pushes for receiver
A lender is pushing for a receiver for Chetrit's 500 and 512 Seventh Avenue properties, citing concerns about alleged self-dealing and diversion of tenant security deposits and uncollected rent.
therealdeal.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A lender is aggressively pushing for the appointment of a receiver for several Meyer Chetrit properties, alleging diversion of tenant security deposits. therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
“They give you some kind of relief at the time, but it’s just a slippery slope."
Companies providing brokers with commission advances leave agents in debt, facing liens and lawsuits. TRD reports:
therealdeal.com/magazine/jun...
Companies providing brokers with commission advances leave agents in debt, facing liens and lawsuits. TRD reports:
therealdeal.com/magazine/jun...
Want your commission? That could cost you.
Risky real estate commission advances can lead to debt, lawsuits, and financial ruin for brokers who need money in a pinch.
therealdeal.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“They give you some kind of relief at the time, but it’s just a slippery slope."
Companies providing brokers with commission advances leave agents in debt, facing liens and lawsuits. TRD reports:
therealdeal.com/magazine/jun...
Companies providing brokers with commission advances leave agents in debt, facing liens and lawsuits. TRD reports:
therealdeal.com/magazine/jun...
Federal prosecutors in New York filed new charges –– including 4 additional counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion –– against the Alexander brothers who are awaiting trial in a New York jail. therealdeal.com/national/202...
Feds charge Alexander brothers with new counts of sex trafficking
Prosecutors in a superseding indictment allege Oren, Tal and Alon trafficked, drugged and raped women, including one minor
therealdeal.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Federal prosecutors in New York filed new charges –– including 4 additional counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion –– against the Alexander brothers who are awaiting trial in a New York jail. therealdeal.com/national/202...
The former president of South Florida's biggest HOA will remain in jail while awaiting her trial on charges she participated in a massive fraud that siphoned funds from the homeowners association.
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therealdeal.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The former president of South Florida's biggest HOA will remain in jail while awaiting her trial on charges she participated in a massive fraud that siphoned funds from the homeowners association.
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An attorney, who is a US citizen, was detained at the Detroit airport after a trip abroad, with border agents pressuring him to allow them to search his phone. www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family
Dearborn lawyer says feds tried to seize his cellphone at Detroit Metro Airport as he returned from a spring break trip with his family.
www.freep.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:57 AM
An attorney, who is a US citizen, was detained at the Detroit airport after a trip abroad, with border agents pressuring him to allow them to search his phone. www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Howard Lutnick, who already has irritated some White House officials over his public statements, including on the tariffs, now hears it from Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman:
therealdeal.com/national/202...
therealdeal.com/national/202...
Howard Lutnick’s no good, very bad weekend
The Cantor Fitzgerald boss-turned-Commerce Secretary at the center of defense, criticism over tariff drama.
therealdeal.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Howard Lutnick, who already has irritated some White House officials over his public statements, including on the tariffs, now hears it from Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman:
therealdeal.com/national/202...
therealdeal.com/national/202...
“One thing that over the last 10 years that actually kept the construction workforce afloat was the increased migration ... In one day we had about 20 percent of our workforce disappear because of Trump’s immigration stance.”
commercialobserver.com/2025/04/cons...
commercialobserver.com/2025/04/cons...
Construction Labor Shortage’s New Culprits? Deportations and Inflation
Deportations and inflation are worsening a labor shortage that was already running rampant through the construction industry.
commercialobserver.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“One thing that over the last 10 years that actually kept the construction workforce afloat was the increased migration ... In one day we had about 20 percent of our workforce disappear because of Trump’s immigration stance.”
commercialobserver.com/2025/04/cons...
commercialobserver.com/2025/04/cons...
How Miami-Dade is giving away land in no-bid deals:
“There is no advertisement for selling the land and there is no competitive process. You only hear about them once they are placed on a county commission agenda. By then, the deals have already been cooked.”
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“There is no advertisement for selling the land and there is no competitive process. You only hear about them once they are placed on a county commission agenda. By then, the deals have already been cooked.”
therealdeal.com/magazine/apr...
therealdeal.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
How Miami-Dade is giving away land in no-bid deals:
“There is no advertisement for selling the land and there is no competitive process. You only hear about them once they are placed on a county commission agenda. By then, the deals have already been cooked.”
therealdeal.com/magazine/apr...
“There is no advertisement for selling the land and there is no competitive process. You only hear about them once they are placed on a county commission agenda. By then, the deals have already been cooked.”
therealdeal.com/magazine/apr...
“As long as I’ve been practicing, I have never seen a situation where they would go and illegally deport someone that has pending removal proceedings,” Miami immigration lawyer Alexandra Friz-Garcia said.
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
ICE illegally deported South Florida dad to Guatemala, perhaps others, lawsuit claims
Immigration and Customs Enforcement illegally deported a South Florida man who was in immigration proceedings — and there are also likely “dozens, if not hundreds” of others who have also been unlawfu...
www.miamiherald.com
March 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“As long as I’ve been practicing, I have never seen a situation where they would go and illegally deport someone that has pending removal proceedings,” Miami immigration lawyer Alexandra Friz-Garcia said.
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
“He’s trying to be a mini-Trump. I don’t think he got the memo that only Trump gets to be Trump,” a Trump administration source told Politico. “It just reinforces that he doesn’t really know how to do the job.”
Howard Lutnick draws the ire of some in the White House: therealdeal.com/national/202...
Howard Lutnick draws the ire of some in the White House: therealdeal.com/national/202...
White House officials blame Howard Lutnick for Trump’s tariffs chaos
Administration officials and allies of President Donald Trump are reportedly growing frustrated with the former Cantor Fitzgerald head.
therealdeal.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“He’s trying to be a mini-Trump. I don’t think he got the memo that only Trump gets to be Trump,” a Trump administration source told Politico. “It just reinforces that he doesn’t really know how to do the job.”
Howard Lutnick draws the ire of some in the White House: therealdeal.com/national/202...
Howard Lutnick draws the ire of some in the White House: therealdeal.com/national/202...
Reposted by Lidia Dinkova
Economic forecasts have recently deteriorated under President Trump, reflecting the upheaval from federal layoffs, tariff moves and immigration roundups.
Trump’s Policies Have Shaken a Once-Solid Economic Outlook
Economic forecasts have deteriorated in recent weeks, reflecting the upheaval from federal layoffs, tariff moves and immigration roundups.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Economic forecasts have recently deteriorated under President Trump, reflecting the upheaval from federal layoffs, tariff moves and immigration roundups.
Reposted by Lidia Dinkova
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California suggested this week that the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports was “deeply unfair,” in a break from other top Democrats that signaled a newly defensive position on the issue.
Newsom Splits With Democrats on Transgender Athletes: ‘It’s Deeply Unfair’
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California suggested this week that the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports was “deeply unfair,” in a break from other top Democrats that signaled a newly defensive position on the issue.
Possible debris from failed Starship mission in Miami at about 4:30. All flights grounded at MIA, though some planes were still in the sky when I took this.
March 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Possible debris from failed Starship mission in Miami at about 4:30. All flights grounded at MIA, though some planes were still in the sky when I took this.
Reposted by Lidia Dinkova
Firefighters on Monday were working to contain more than 170 wildfires in North and South Carolina that have prompted evacuations, officials said. The largest fire was burning 1,600 acres near Myrtle Beach. nyti.ms/4kq36Li
March 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Firefighters on Monday were working to contain more than 170 wildfires in North and South Carolina that have prompted evacuations, officials said. The largest fire was burning 1,600 acres near Myrtle Beach. nyti.ms/4kq36Li
“The building collapse was probably not at all due to financial conditions or lack of reserves. ... It was probably due to some construction defect.” How the Surfside collapse was used to force associations to save money. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Florida’s Surfside law helps developers as condo owners face spiking fees and foreclosures
“The building collapse was probably not at all due to financial conditions or lack of reserves.” — Margaret Rolando, co-creator of the Florida Bar task force that issued recommendations after the trag...
www.miamiherald.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“The building collapse was probably not at all due to financial conditions or lack of reserves. ... It was probably due to some construction defect.” How the Surfside collapse was used to force associations to save money. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
A seller's market no more: Florida in January had a higher number of homes listed for sale than any month in the past 13 years, according to a new analysis. What's driving this shift in the market?
Florida housing market sees new high with 172,000 homes listed for sale, study says
Florida recently saw the highest number of homes listed for sale in the past 13 years, with more than 172,000 homes available on the market, a new analysis shows.
www.sun-sentinel.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“It’s not reality. There is zero chance of a substantial amount of people investing $5 million.” Real estate industry reacts to President Trump's replacement of EB-5 with a "golden visa." #realestate
therealdeal.com/national/202...
therealdeal.com/national/202...
“Nobody saw this coming”: Trump’s plans to kill EB-5 shocks industry
Howard Lutnick's call to end EB-5 and Trump’s “golden visa” proposal shocked some of EB-5’s biggest players.
therealdeal.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“It’s not reality. There is zero chance of a substantial amount of people investing $5 million.” Real estate industry reacts to President Trump's replacement of EB-5 with a "golden visa." #realestate
therealdeal.com/national/202...
therealdeal.com/national/202...
A Florida Republican representative wants to nix Citizens insurance, the state carrier of last resort, to condo associations that fail to meet safety regulations imposed after the 2021 deadly condo collapse. #realestate #condoassociations #Florida #Floridapolitics
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Florida bill would scrap Citizens insurance for condo associations that fail safety rules, boost financial transparency over condo-hotels
Rep. Vicki Lopez filed a bill that would scrap Citizens insurance for noncompliant condos, boost financial transparency in condo-hotels.
therealdeal.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A Florida Republican representative wants to nix Citizens insurance, the state carrier of last resort, to condo associations that fail to meet safety regulations imposed after the 2021 deadly condo collapse. #realestate #condoassociations #Florida #Floridapolitics
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Kyle Lutnick was named EVC of Cantor Fitzgerald after his father, Howard Lutnick, was confirmed as Trump's commerce secretary.
Kyle Lutnick's resume includes a stint as a hip-hop artist.
“Until I run the game, I’ve got everything to gain,” went one of his lyrics.
therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
Kyle Lutnick's resume includes a stint as a hip-hop artist.
“Until I run the game, I’ve got everything to gain,” went one of his lyrics.
therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
Gen Z takes over Newmark: Insiders question Lutnick sons' new roles
Howard Lutnick appointed his sons Brandon and Kyle to key leadership positions at Newmark and Cantor Fitzgerald.
therealdeal.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Kyle Lutnick was named EVC of Cantor Fitzgerald after his father, Howard Lutnick, was confirmed as Trump's commerce secretary.
Kyle Lutnick's resume includes a stint as a hip-hop artist.
“Until I run the game, I’ve got everything to gain,” went one of his lyrics.
therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
Kyle Lutnick's resume includes a stint as a hip-hop artist.
“Until I run the game, I’ve got everything to gain,” went one of his lyrics.
therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
Ross Perot Jr.: “We need that labor to keep up with demand. The immigration policy will play a significant role in our ability to deliver projects on time.”
therealdeal.com/texas/2025/0...
therealdeal.com/texas/2025/0...
Ross Perot Jr: Rising costs factor in Trump tariffs, deportations
Hillwood is considering a clause in contracts to buffer possible hikes for building materials; Perot anticipates a labor shortage.
therealdeal.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Ross Perot Jr.: “We need that labor to keep up with demand. The immigration policy will play a significant role in our ability to deliver projects on time.”
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